Broiler production up 2% in 2016

WASHINGTON – Broiler chicks hatched for meat production in 2016 totaled 9.21 billion during the week ending Dec. 31, 2016, an increase of 1 percent compared with this the period ending Jan. 2, 2016, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the US Dept. of Agriculture said in its 2016 Hatchery Production Summary.

Turkey poults hatched last year advanced 7 percent compared to 2015, with 286 million hatched, while placements increased 5 percent to 271 million hatched. Capacity in turkey hatcheries eased 1 percent to 41.8 million eggs on Jan. 1, 2017 compared to a year ago, NASS said.

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